Over 2,000 Players to Qualify for WSOP on PokerStars
Jun 12, 2008By: G.L. Hodges PokerStars has a long standing reputation for sending more players to the World Series of Poker than any other poker site, and this year they exceed expectations!
Do the names Chris Moneymaker and Greg Raymer ring a bell? They should, as they won the World Series of Poker (WSOP) by qualifying on PokerStars in satellite tournaments! And this year… you could add your name to that list!
For the 2008 WSOP, PokerStars will qualify an amazing 2,000 players or more! This massive number is more players than all the other online poker sites combined will send to Vegas!
What does this mean to you? It means that YOU have a far greater chance to get to Las Vegas via PokerStars than anywhere else! Bar none, PokerStars is your absolute best odds of securing a seat at the biggest event of the year- The WSOP.
On Sunday June 15th at 16:30 ET (22:30 CET) PokerStars will host the mega WSOP Satellite event with 200 seats Guaranteed! This ultimate WSOP satellite Guarantees that 200 Main Event prize packages will be awarded, and one of them can be yours!
Satellites to the $370 qualifier start from as little as 250 Frequent Player Points (FPPs) or a cash buy-in of only $2.20. Or, to skip the qualifiers, a direct buy-in is just $350 +$20 where at least 200 packages, valued at $12,500 each, will be awarded!
PLUS, PokerStars will be giving players Double VIP Player Points (VPPs) for every WSOP cash satellite they play in! During the whole month of June, PokerStars will be giving Double VPPs, which means that you will qualify for an upper level of VIP Status even faster, by earning more FPPs.
Just play in a Cash or Steps qualifier and you will receive double the amount of VPPs that are usually awarded for your tournament fee. The Double VPPs promotion is valid on all World Series Cash satellites including Sit n’ Go and Steps tournaments. You can then use your points to buy- in to more tournaments or shop for great prizes in the PokerStars VIP store! There you will find everything from coffee cups and ball caps to iPods and cars! Or, cash them in for cold hard cash, to take more spending money to Vegas!
These WSOP and double point events are Running now until June 30, 2008 at 23:59ET (05:59 CET) Only on PokerStars, where you too can be a Poker Star at the WSOP!
